Test Your Knowledge on Polar Patterns

The Shure SM57 is an example of a microphone that only features the hypercardioid polar pattern.

This German company is known for creating a range of 20 swappable capsules for their microphones:

The proximity effect is a pronounced boost in the high frequencies the closer a sound source is to a microphone.

Picking up in a 360 degree circle around the capsule, this is the least directional polar pattern:

Due to their design, these types of microphones are bidirectional in nature:

This man filed a patent for what served as the predecessor for the modern shotgun microphone:

Which of these means “heart-shaped” in Latin?

Also known as “Lobar”, this is the most directional common polar pattern:

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?

Which polar pattern is this?